Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and IndexesChaucer, Geoffrey
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Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes
Chaucer, Geoffrey
English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500
CONSIST['O]RIE, _s._ council, T. iv. 65; court of justice, C 162, 257.
CONSOLACIOUN, _s._ consolation, T. i. 708; F 834.
CONSPIRACYE, _s._ plot, B 3889, C 149.
C['O]NSTABLE, _s._ constable, governor, B 512.
CONST['A]BLESSE, _s._ constable's wife, B 539. See above.
CONSTAUNCE, _s._ constancy, I 737; Constance, E 668, 1000, 1008, 2283.
CONSTELLACIOUN, constellation, T. iv. 745; A 1088, D 616; cluster of stars,
F 129; influence of the stars, F 781.
CONSTREINE, _ger._ to comprise, B 4. p 6. 154; Constreineth, _pr. s._ binds
together, B 4. p 6. 106; restrains, B 4. p 6. 113; Constreyneth, _pr. s._
restrains, B 2. m 8. 6; constrains, E 800; Constreyned, _pt. s._ L. 105;
Constreinede, _pt. s. refl._ contracted herself, B 1. p 1. 9; Constreinede,
_pt. s. subj._ should restrain, B 4. p 6. 14; Constreined, _pp._
constrained, B 4. p 6. 88; afflicted, B 4. p 4. 122; Constreyned, _pp._
constrained, compelled, E 527, F 764, 769.
CONSTREYNTE, _s._ distress, T. iv. 741; C['o]nstreynt, T. ii. 776.
CONSTR['U]E, _v._ divine, make out, T. iii. 33; _ger._ to construe,
translate, B 1718; Construeth, _imp. pl._ construe, interpret, L. 152.
CONSULERS, _s. pl._ consuls, B 2. p 6. 8. See CONSEILERES.
CONSUMPTE, _pp. pl._ consumed, B 2. m 7. 17.
CONTAGIOUS, _adj._ contiguous, B 3. p 12. 4.
CONTEK, _s._ strife, contest, B 4. m 4. 3; T. v. 1479; A 2003, B 4122.
CONTEMPLACIOUN, _s._ contemplation, devotional thought, HF. 34, 1710.
CONTEMPLATIF, _adj._ contemplative, B 1. p 1. 23.
CONTEMPLAUNCE, _s._ contemplation, D 1893.
CONTENANCE, _s._ countenance, appearance, F 1485; show, B 2378;
Contenaunce, gesture, B 2227; demeanour, E 924; self-possession, E 1110;
pretence, I 858; _fond his c._, i.e. disposed himself, T. iii. 979;
Contenaunces, _pl._ modes of behaviour, R. 1001; gestures, B 1198. See
COUNTENANCE.
CONTENE, _v._ contain, T. iii. 502; Contienen, _v._ A. pr. 56; Contieneth,
_pr. s._ A. i. 7. 8; Contienen, _pr. pl._ comprise, B 4. p 2. 139; contain,
A. i. 9. 2; Contenede, _pt. s._ held together, B 3. p 12. 29.
CONTINENCE, _s._ D 1907.
CONTINUACIOUN, _s._ continuance, T. iii. 77; endurance, B 4. p 6. 220.
CONTINUE, _imp. s._ 1. 88; 7. 6; Continued, _pp._ accompanied, eked out, I
1046.
CONTINUELLY, _adv._ always, B 1419.
CONTINUING, _s._ continuance, I 139.
CONTRACT, _pp._ contracted, incurred, I 334.
CONTRACTES, _pl._ contracts, D 1306.
CONTRAIRE, _adj._ contrary, R. 348; T. i. 212; adverse, L. 1360; Contrayre,
contrary, 3. 1290.
CONTRAIRE, _s._ the contrary, HF. 1540; adversary, 2. 64.
CONTR['A]RIE, _adj._ contrary, B. 3964; _in c._, in contradiction, G 1477;
Contr['a]rie, _pl._ contrary, R. 991.
C['O]NTRARIE, _s._ contrary, A 3057; Contr['a]rie, contrary thing, HF. 808,
T. i. 637; opposite, foe, opponent, A 1859, B 4470; contrary sides,
opposition, T. i. 418; Contr['a]ries, pl. T. i. 645.
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